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Don Kinder on the Role of Race in the 2012 Election – Today

“He’s Still Black: The Role of Race in the 2012 Presidential Election”With Dr. Don Kinder, University of Michigan Political ScienceThursday, Nov. 1, 12 pmAustin NorthFree Chinese food!

In 2008, Americans chose Barack Obama to be the 44th president of the United States. The following morning, The New York Times proclaimed that Obama had succeeded in “sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease.” With ease? No. There are good reasons to believe that Obama was elected president in spite of his race. But that was then. Four years later, are we any closer to post-racial politics? What role will race play in the 2012 election?